Rule2025-15349
Television Broadcasting Services Portland, Oregon
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Published
August 13, 2025
Effective
August 13, 2025
Issuing agencies
Federal Communications Commission
Abstract
This document amends the Table of TV Allotments (table) of the Federal Communications Commission's (Commission) rules by substituting channel 12 for channel 21 at Portland, Oregon in response to a Petition for Rulemaking filed by Gray Television Licensee, LLC (Gray), the licensee of KPTV, Portland, Oregon. The staff engineering analysis finds that the proposal is in compliance with the Commission's principal community coverage and technical requirements. The substitution of channel 12 for channel 21 in the table will allow the station to continue to operate on its licensed channel and provide uninterrupted service to its viewers.
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[Federal Register Volume 90, Number 154 (Wednesday, August 13, 2025)]
[Rules and Regulations]
[Pages 38942-38943]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [<a href="http://www.gpo.gov">www.gpo.gov</a>]
[FR Doc No: 2025-15349]
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FEDERAL COMMUNICATIONS COMMISSION
47 CFR Part 73
[MB Docket No. 25-132; RM-12000; DA 25-690; FR ID 307244]
Television Broadcasting Services Portland, Oregon
AGENCY: Federal Communications Commission.
ACTION: Final rule.
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SUMMARY: This document amends the Table of TV Allotments (table) of the
Federal Communications Commission's (Commission) rules by substituting
channel 12 for channel 21 at Portland, Oregon in response to a Petition
for Rulemaking filed by Gray Television Licensee, LLC (Gray), the
licensee of KPTV, Portland, Oregon. The staff engineering analysis
finds that the proposal is in compliance with the Commission's
principal community coverage and technical requirements. The
substitution of channel 12 for channel 21 in the table will allow the
station to continue to operate on its licensed channel and provide
uninterrupted service to its viewers.
DATES: Effective August 13, 2025.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Shaun Maher, Media Bureau, at
<a href="/cdn-cgi/l/email-protection#84d7ece5f1eaaac9e5ece1f6c4e2e7e7aae3ebf2"><span class="__cf_email__" data-cfemail="64370c05110a4a29050c0116240207074a030b12">[email protected]</span></a>, (202) 418-2324,
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or Mark Colombo, Media Bureau, at <a href="/cdn-cgi/l/email-protection#eca18d9e87c2af838083818e83ac8a8f8fc28b839a"><span class="__cf_email__" data-cfemail="c68ba7b4ade885a9aaa9aba4a986a0a5a5e8a1a9b0">[email protected]</span></a>, (202) 418-7611.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: This is a synopsis of the Commission's
Report and Order, MB Docket No. 25-132; RM-12000; DA 25-690, adopted
August 4, 2025, and released August 4, 2025. The proposed rule was
published at 90 FR 12509 on March 18, 2025. The full text of this
document is available online at <a href="https://www.fcc.gov/edocs">https://www.fcc.gov/edocs</a>.
This document does not contain information collection requirements
subject to the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995, Public Law 104-13. In
addition, therefore, it does not contain any proposed information
collection burden ``for small business concerns with fewer than 25
employees,'' pursuant to the Small Business Paperwork Relief Act of
2002, Public Law 107-198, see 44 U.S.C. 3506(c)(4). Provisions of the
Regulatory Flexibility Act of 1980, 5 U.S.C. 601-612, do not apply to
this proceeding.
The Commission will send a copy of this Report and Order in a
report to be sent to Congress and the Government Accountability Office
pursuant to the Congressional Review Act, see 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A).
List of Subjects in 47 CFR Part 73
Television.
Federal Communications Commission.
Thomas Horan,
Chief of Staff, Media Bureau.
Final Rule
For the reasons discussed in the preamble, the Federal
Communications Commission amends 47 CFR part 73 as follows:
PART 73--RADIO BROADCAST SERVICES
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1. The authority citation for part 73 continues to read as follows:
Authority: 47 U.S.C. 154, 155, 301, 303, 307, 309, 310, 334,
336, 339.
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2. In Sec. 73.622, in the table in paragraph (j), under Oregon, revise
the entry for ``Portland'' to read as follows:
Sec. 73.622 Digital television table of allotments.
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Community Channel No.
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Oregon
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Portland....................................... * 10, 12, 24, 25, 26,
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[FR Doc. 2025-15349 Filed 8-12-25; 8:45 am]
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